Corset - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Corset :  (noun)

1: a woman's close-fitting foundation garment [syn: girdle, stays] (verb)

1: dress with a corset

Based on WordNet 2.0

Corset : \Cor"set\ (k?r"s?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corseted; p. pr. & vb. n. Corseting.] To inclose in corsets.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Corset : \Cor"set\ (k?r"s?t), n. [F., dim. of OF. cors, F. corps, body. See Corse.] 1. In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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